How Primal are you: literally just started Wednesday so easing into it and starting hardcore Monday

Do you consume dairy: Yes, originally from Wisconsin so you kinda got to, but I'm really cutting back on it

Do you drink coffee or tea: both, slowly easing into drinking them both with minimal sugar or none at all

Motivator for switching to Primal: Well I am an 12 year post op kidney transplant recipient and the medication I am on causes diabetes. This I have learned the hard way greatly limits my already limited options. I wanted to do a summer program in India before I graduated college, but was told flat out no because "Where would you store your insulin?" and I almost didn't get to study abroad period or get this really nice job in Korea because "what about your insulin?" So I'm hoping with the help of going primal and the new advances in insulin (yay for the pen!) that I can slowly wean myself off of it, I'm not classified as insulin dependent yet, and really start living my life. I also hope to get in better shape because after my kidney transplant I really cut back on the sports.

Favorite exercise: Dancing, particularly bollywood it is the best!

Favorite Primal food: Eggs

Best part about being Primal: I can eat a lot and just from doing it mildly the past 2 full days I have a lot of energy

Worst part about being Primal: I'm an Asian in Asia.....it is fricken hard to avoid grain when I eat lunch with my kids and half the lunch is some type of rice or carb. Also it is hard to find a lot of the add on primal options like Coconut butter or coconut products besides the overly sweetened kind.

How Primal are you: Just started in December (minus Xmas to New year period). I would say I am about 70-80% primal (normally 90-100% on working days, around 70% on weekends and often not primal at all during my "gourmet" holidays when I just prefer exploring all the weird and wonderful (or less so) food I can find in a foreign place)

Do you drink coffee or tea: very little - one cup of coffee, a couple black or green teas a week... I prefer water and herbal teas.

Motivator for switching to Primal: I lost some weight (over 15 kgs) a year ago by counting calories, eating pretty low GI and exercising like a madwoman. Have kept it off since but I would like to find a sustainable and easy way of being lean and healthy. Primal seems like the way to go. I did research it for a very long time - probably under a year before deciding to have a go, so I am pretty sure it is the right choice for now.

Best part about being Primal: general wellbeing, being lean and feeling strong

Worst part about being Primal: I miss eating a lot of fruit, especially dried fruit. I used to be able to polish off 1 kg of varied fruit in one Saturday afternoon (after a visit to the local market). Another thing - I like having the best food there is, so it is very expensive (vegan would be cheaper, huh?)

Motivator for switching to Primal: nothing else has worked to help me lose weight so after seeing a new chiropractor/naturopath/nutritionist, who gave me a suggested 'diet' to try that recommended gluten free/grain free/sugar free & easy on the legumes & fruit...like our hunter/gatherer ancestors ate & I wanted to know more. I am very big on finding out the "why's" of things...so went home & started researching the whys of being gluten free & grain free. I know of several people that have gone gluten free but was curious as to why no grain. I had been seeing "blurbs" about the primal diet...The Paleo diet...but what little bit I had seen turned me off. Who wanted to eat like a caveman & go back to living in caves? But my research brought me a link to Mark's website & all the pieces of the puzzle started to fit! It all made such sense! I am at very high risk for Type 2 diabetes...ALL my family on my father's side (the Cajuns!) come down with Type 2 diabetes in their 50's...& my younger brother was just diagnosed last week. I absolutely didn't want to succumb to the family disease!! So off to the bookstore to buy books! I bought Robb Wolf's & finished it in two days...am now reading Cordain's & Mark if you're reading this I have ordered your book & its on its way to me!! The top 3 books on going primal if you ask me!! This is definitely my go to website tho! What a wonderful, supportive community! My mom is now reading one of my books & seeing my new chiropractor as well. She has just started going primal. We are going to try & convince my brother to consider it.

Favorite exercise: Due to a bad knee which limits what I can do (I can't even walk normally)...I have a couple of dvd's called Chair Dancing. They are wonderful for folks that can't exercise "normally". They have one for yoga which I am ordering soon.

Favorite Primal food: all of it!!! I love meats...vegi's & fruits!!

Best part about being Primal: Even after only 10 days I feel fantastic!! The inflammation in my joints is better...my knee doesn't feel the size of a basketball & my fingers don't hurt! And I have energy that I forgot I had!! I am even able to get into some clothes I haven't been able to wear in years!!

Worst part about being Primal: I guess you could say giving up the junk food...but I don't dwell on that much. I dwell on how much better I'm feeling & seeing the numbers going down on the scale! Bad Food is unhealthy & makes you feel like s*&t...Healthy Food makes you feel light & fabulous! I don't want to feel like a slug anymore!!! I want to reclaim my health! I will probably continue to eat some rice...as that's in my genetic code!! lol I am Cajun after all!! Grok on!! (or in French: Laissez les bon temps rouler!

How Primal are you: I started the 21 Day challenge on Monday. I've been reading Mark's blog for a couple of months and finally took the plunge after some holiday binging.

Do you consume dairy: Right now I'm trying to stay away from it. Last time I didn't eat diary, I lost 5 lbs in a week, which makes me think my body doesn't like it.

Do you drink coffee or tea: Both! Two cups of coffee in the morning and then herbal teas the rest of the day.

Motivator for switching to Primal: I'm starting to feel arthritic twinges, and I feel as if I'm allergic to everything. I'm hoping that eating primally will get my body back on track. I also want to lose 5 lbs (of course).

Favorite exercise: I love slow jogging outside along the bike path by my house. I run a super speedy 11 minute mile.

Favorite Primal food: Avocado!

Best part about being Primal: More energy and fewer hunger pains.

Worst part about being Primal: I have to plan ahead more to have good food in the house, so I don't resort to Cheez Its and cookies (my husband is not primal, so I can't banish all the bad stuff from the house).

How Primal are you: As primal as I can be, given that I just started this whole thing today. Have been doing a lot of reading over the past few days.

Do you consume dairy: I have a half 500ml tub of Greek Yogurt to finish. After that, I'm going to cut it out as it's possible my eczema is a product of either a dairy sensitivity or wheat.

Do you drink coffee or tea: Yes. I'll usually have one cup of coffee in the morning, a cup or two of tea (black, green and herbal, depending on what I feel like) during the day.

Motivator for switching to Primal: Overall health and energy. I'm fairly young and at a good weight (would like to trim fat, gain muscle), and even though I'm a PhD student, I shouldn't feel this 'off' as much as I do. I also have a sweet tooth and being able to kick that would be very helpful. What really directed me here is my switch from 6 years as a vegetarian, to a hunter (new, only my second season this year). To me hunting speaks to something humans have done for a long, long time and satisfies a part of me that the modern world wants to cover-up. Even though I haven't been successful in a hunt yet, just getting out is enjoyable and now I want to take the next step(s) towards eating/living the way humans were designed to eat/live.

Favorite exercise: Walking/hiking/hunting for small game (which usually means a good 5hrs of walking slowly through the bush). I'm sure as I continue with this and get more versed in different primal exercises/movements, I'll have more.

Best part about being Primal: Too early to tell, but I do like the sounds of the 'back to basics' and the simplicity of it. From what I gather, the 'best part' is being the best you can be and clearing yourself of all the junk that the big-(ph)farm(a) corporations try to sell.

Worst part about being Primal: Again, too early to tell. A little worried about the cost, I'm a PhD student on a very limited budget, so I really have to make my dollar stretch and get the best I can with what I've got.